Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-01-19
From the Union Signal.]
How Springfield, Massachusetts,, was We
for Prohibition.
e. T. SCOTT.

EFT SCOTT.
December7. 1886. will ever be a memoir
ahIa dav in the histerv of Snrinofield-a
citv which has already Celebrated its quad
rennial anniversarv Of a Thousand years
The moral sentiment concerning the drink
curse was about to be crvstallized into a
ballot That ;ssne home us. the saloon.
now ag;tatipg the masses was TO he foucbt
ont a1 . laser Main in this metronolitan
cltv af the Connecticut vallev. 1t reouired
sL;,l and ;rdgmant To Man n]nclx aud an.
erov to 90 forward. first rate ability to com.
mand. with faith that the principle. con.
tended for las old as hnmanity( was the
Odd o;ren r;Ght 10 nrob;h;t > wang and 70
oho1ish on wi T will o;va the readers of
Az Union S;nnol br;af outline of how the
h.+t,e y,os fo1,oh. and won
Tho o,ar,v E. in rossoss;on of ona HIM.
arad Cd farr+aaT, s.rp p s;xty Icons.
I'd soioons and fiftv- fon1 nnlicensed iiouor
ssclnhs ,, Thesa cinbs a;snensed intoxicat.
;nr i;"rors at all hours Sav or nioht week.
day or SUNDAY The majority Of The mem.
heTs yvere comnar,tivelv vonno men. many
Of them minors Not a few beId tickets Of
,oeoharsbin in seyeraI of the cInhs so such
had a nerfsct round of drinking resorts
Matters grew worse and worse. Women
IL fro tod
,hesa o,Ss,h. .nd - coon ooI,;ner ant IF
thon, fer m;dn;gbt Ev;, mnltin,ed an
everv hand with all tho churches vara
do;ng the dsv;i had uot stranger grasn -
W. ss.sod 70 ,,onder that tbs rnn, cra,
linens into = harvest of cr;ma and death
CT :, hIa oond;t;an of tb;nr, could
not last alwavs Retribnt;on NAV vail
,r,;tb 1ao5a, too+ ~ - str;,,as ~ 10
90 ,1itI, ~ iro,, Hand Tho dsv Of sat.ls.
mont came
Tho Woman,s Christian Tamaaranoe
TTnion that Iittla comnanv ,, mot in the
s.nnnar room, ,, Thav nravad 90 onIv zs,,-
men in the nresence Of the Lord Of hosts
car nrav. Renewed in strength shielded
with armor briobtened with faith horn If
fiod their voices rang ont clear and strong
s;nging once again tba dear aid Crnsad d.
hymn. "3iye to the winds thy fears.n theg
want forth to hat;le sFor Ged and home
and native land, Tbev called a confer.
ence of the women of the civ. which was
held in the chanel of the First Chnrch 81
Christ fCnnoregati,nalN II vaa tillad ,c
ovarfiox;ng Not a man or how was ,,,er
ant The nlan of the camna;on wac ma6a
and Immediate stems were ia ken To nut i
into execntion Rnt every stem vas hedrad
IN Inv PRAYER
Nv invitation of the Wonan,s Cbr;stiar
Temnerance Union. Mrs. Scott and the wi
ter we're here from Nav Jarsev to assist i,
the work gave addresses in same Of tho
monument churches visited the diffarant
temDerance societies. srolxe in severaI r1,h,
lie places. eiosinp in the Citv Hall tne n;cbi
before the election.
The cleroy. with few excantioos led tho,
congregations In this helv crusade. Tue,
rave stagoering blows as fhev hnrlad that,
thundrsderbolts against the liouor tyafi,
Never wers the puIpjts more element u
aud Mrs. John Rlackmer. Dc. and Mrs Jn;,,
MORGAN as well. were most prominantlv sc
tive in nusbing onward material aid fnr vii,
tory. 4 more uaselfish. devoted fria1d If
the CAUSE of prohibition than Dr. .In,,r
Blackmer is not to he fa;nd
Mrs. Homer Merriam president of III.
Weman,s Christian Temnerance ITni,,n a
lady of wealth. culture and refinement
whose generous. oapable Qualities nave hen
= recognized in the management of the Hsme
for the Friendless, and other local enter.
prises. was tireless in her labnrs tn h, :,
wise direction must he eredited mucb of H.
success which attended thu immense a.
mount of work performed by the women On
and prior TO the dav OF elsot,on II was
Mrs. Merriam who said. Major Scott rnpst
not ONLY speak in CITY Hail Evangelist
Hall. and other such places. bnt he must
have the churches. toe Let him reach ali
the people. everybody" Mrs. Penfeld NJ
the w. C. r, T.. described a place kepl nv
woman. where for twent.fivec cents d,nnE.
en- women 90 and sleep off their intoyica.
ton. Often have the temneranee wnm~n
of the city found missing wives and mnthers
there and taken them home. often have they
redeemed bonnets. elething and other ,.e,
sonal property which the keenar has ,ate
in default of the necessary twenty. Ave cents
The patrons of this Infamous Mace are ns,t
from the lowest homes ia the civ hv anv
means. MANY. alasl are from names nth
industrious sober husbands and br;aI,t
children. Mrs Scott smoke in tho S,aIs
Street Methodist Episcenal Church and ad-
dressed, with Others. the ladies' conferenca
Miss Tobey, the state president of the "
c. T. u, also gave a no. license address in
the State Street Methodist Church.
A stirring appeal. together with M.
license ballot, was mailed to every voter in
the city. No more tender. persuasive. Ella.
quent plea could have been made.
[Our space forbds publishing it here.
We hope to give it SEINE other time.-Ed. ]
The morning of the day to decide the con
fiict dawned inauspiciously on those who
had espoused the cause of justice. A north